Compete for $50,000 at Hi-Rez Expo 2018

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November 17, 2017

Hi-Rez Expo Open Bracket

The 64-Player HRX Open Bracket will qualify 8 players across two days for the $50,000 Founder’s Tournament. Want a shot at the prize pool? To participate you only need to be attending Hi-Rez Expo 2018 between January 4th-7th!

Players can register for the Open Bracket by clicking HERE. Only valid ticket holders will secure a spot, and will be notified by email once the Open Bracket fills. Players who miss the registration window can still compete! Simply check with the Hand of the Gods registration desk at the event to see if there are any available spots to fill.

Schedule

Thursday, January 4

9:00am EST – Hand of the Gods registration desk opens

10:00am EST – Open Bracket check-in and new signups close

11:00am EST – Open Bracket Group A begins

Friday, January 5

9:00am EST – Hand of the Gods registration desk opens

10:00am EST – Open Bracket check-in and new signups close

11:00am EST – Open Bracket Group B begins

Saturday, January 6

9:30am EST – Founder’s Tournament Stream begins

10:00am EST – Founder’s Tournament begins

Sunday, January 7

11:30am EST – Founder’s Tournament Grand Finals

Open Bracket Format

The 64-Man Open Bracket will be randomly split into two groups of 32 Players. Each group will compete over 5 rounds of Swiss, with the top 4 from each group qualifying for the $50,000 Founder’s Tournament.

Players will compete over 5 rounds of Swiss style play

Players who competed in the HRX Qualifiers will be soft seeded in the first round of Swiss, and the rest randomized. Players will then be assigned an opponent to face based on these seedings.

Pairings will compete in a Best of Three set, with each set win awarding 1 point.

Subsequent rounds of Swiss will randomly pair players of the same, or similar, records.

After 5 Rounds of Swiss, the 4 players with the most points from each group will earn qualification to the Founder’s Tournament held on Saturday, January 6th.

Tiebreakers will be determined in the following order;

Head to Head – Number of set wins versus all tied opponents.

Game Differential – Total number of Games won minus games lost within sets.

Full tournament rules will be released in the coming weeks.

$50,000 Founder’s Tournament

The 8 players who qualify from the Open Bracket then test their skill against the 8 players from the HRX Qualifiers in a Single Elimination Best of 5 bracket. We’re excited to see the best Hand of the Gods Players from around the world clash at Hi-Rex Expo 2018!